# 1946 International Cross Country Championships

The 1946 International Cross Country Championships was held in Ayr, Scotland, on 30 March 1946. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.
Complete results, medallists, and the results of British athletes were published.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Individual |||||||
| Men 9 mi (14.5 km) | Raphaël Pujazon France | 51:51.2 | Marcel Vandewattyne Belgium | 52:24 | Paul Messner France | 52:49 |
| Team |||||||
| Men | France | 43 | Belgium | 77 | England | 96 |

## Individual Race Results
### Men's (9 mi / 14.5 km)

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Raphaël Pujazon | France | 51:51.2 |
| | Marcel Vandewattyne | Belgium | 52:24 |
| | Paul Messner | France | 52:49 |
| 4 | Arsène Piesset | France | 52:52 |
| 5 | Pierre Cousin | France | 52:55 |
| 6 | Jack Holden | England | 52:58 |
| 7 | Reg Gosney | England | 53:12 |
| 8 | Henri Ost | Belgium | 53:16 |
| 9 | Frans Feremans | Belgium | 53:21 |
| 10 | Vic Draper | England | 53:26 |
| 11 | Pat Haughey | Ireland | 53:31 |
| 12 | Jimmy Nelson | Ireland | 53:32 |
| 13 | Edouard Schroeven | Belgium | 53:41 |
| 14 | Henri Leveque | France | 53:43 |
| 15 | Jim Flockhart | Scotland | 53:50 |
| 16 | Roger Petitjean | France | 54:05 |
| 17 | Henri de Belder | Belgium | 54:15 |
| 18 | Steve McCooke | Ireland | 54:17 |
| 19 | Kevin Maguire | Ireland | 54:19 |
| 20 | Ron Hughes | England | 54:22 |
| 21 | Len Herbert | England | 54:33 |
| 22 | René Chagnaud | France | 54:41 |
| 23 | Johnny Marshall | Ireland | 54:46 |
| 24 | Edmond Capel | France | 54:59 |
| 25 | Emmet Farrell | Scotland | 55:00 |
| 26 | Bobby Reid | Scotland | 55:05 |
| 27 | André Valdovinos | France | 55:15 |
| 28 | Emile Renson | Belgium | 55:23 |
| 29 | Jean Chapelle | Belgium | 55:30 |
| 30 | T. Henry | Ireland | 55:33 |
| 31 | Dillan Hier | Wales | 55:35 |
| 32 | Jack Corfield | England | 55:46 |
| 33 | Willy Sommerville | Scotland | 55:50 |
| 34 | Frank Froggart | England | 55:57 |
| 35 | Ivor Lloyd | Wales | 55:59 |
| 36 | Harry Howard | Scotland | 56:05 |
| 37 | Jack Carrick | England | 56:12 |
| 38 | Jan Steenhouwer | Belgium | 56:16 |
| 39 | Joseph Reamackers | Belgium | 56:22 |
| 40 | Tom Richards | Wales | 56:25 |
| 41 | J. Walkinshaw | Ireland | 57:05 |
| 42 | Eddie Cooper | Wales | 57:24 |
| 43 | Gordon Porteous | Scotland | 57:36 |
| 44 | Arthur Cole | England | 57:38 |
| 45 | Frank Bathgate | Ireland | 57:59 |
| 46 | Tom Gibson | Scotland | 57:59 |
| 47 | David Main | Ireland | 58:33 |
| 48 | Bill Richards | Wales | 58:33 |
| 49 | Charles McLennan | Scotland | 59:21 |
| 50 | Ken Harris | Wales | 59:25 |
| 51 | Dennis Morgan | Wales | 1:00:08 |
| 52 | Tom Christison | Wales | 1:00:47 |
| 53 | D.C. Saunders | Wales | 1:01:13 |
| 54 | Eddie McAllistar | Scotland | 1:02:31 |

## Team Results
### Men's

| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
| 1 | France | Raphaël Pujazon Paul Messner Arsène Piesset Pierre Cousin Henri Leveque Roger Petitjean | 43 |
| 2 | Belgium | Marcel Vandewattyne Henri Ost Frans Feremans Edouard Schroeven Henri de Belder Emile Renson | 77 |
| 3 | England | Jack Holden Reg Gosney Vic Draper Ron Hughes Len Herbert Jack Corfield | 96 |
| 4 | Ireland | Pat Haughey Jimmy Nelson Steve McCooke Kevin Maguire Johnny Marshall T. Henry | 113 |
| 5 | Scotland | Jim Flockhart Emmet Farrell Bobby Reid Willy Sommerville Harry Howard Gordon Porteous | 178 |
| 6 | Wales | Dillan Hier Ivor Lloyd Tom Richards Eddie Cooper Bill Richards Ken Harris | 246 |

## Participation

An unofficial count yields the participation of 54 athletes from 6 countries.
* Belgium (9)
* England (9)
* France (9)
* Ireland (9)
* Scotland (9)
* Wales (9)